ABOUT
THE ARTIST
Who is Louise Hapton ?
Born in 2004, Louise Hapton is a French writer, ceramic sculptor and painter based in London. She graduated from the Fine Art Mixed Media (BA) degree at the University of Westminster and is curently studying at the Royal College of Art for her Ceramics and Glass MA from 2025 to 2026.
Previously, her work delved deeply into themes of mental health and her experience with schizoaffective disorder, turning the inside out. Now, she is shifting her focus toward exploring vulnerability through the interplay of cuteness and fragility. In her practice, cuteness becomes a subversive tool, transforming what is often dismissed as delicate into something defiantly strong.
Louise’s art is deeply influenced by the nostalgia of early 2000s internet culture and the unique digital landscapes that shaped Generation Z. Growing up online, she encountered a world where cute and dark imagery coexisted, from magical girl mangas to creepypastas. This “girlcore” aesthetic, blending girly-coded visuals with violence destined to a mature audience, infuses her work with both nostalgia and a need for escapism. By reclaiming and transforming these influences, she invites viewers to see vulnerability not as a weakness, but as a powerful, radical act. Tropes that originated in a sexist context, like the hyper-feminine ‘girly’ aesthetic or the pathetic aspect of the frail are her fuel to rethink and redesign society into a celebration of female and queer empowerment.
Hapton’s paintings and ceramic sculptures, cute yet unsettling, challenge the male gaze and gender based expectations while inviting a whole generation to reflect and process the content it grew up with.
ARTIST CV
Louise Hapton